Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-25

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be must inevitably go, or miss his train,
though she knew that she would get 3 let
ter from him on the morrow, reiterating
ell thst he was saying then and had said
8 hundred times before, little impulslve
Amy shed g torrent of tears.
"Why, Amy" expostu!ated Musgrave,
"to see you one might suppose thst was
going &c Egypt again, or, Ike poor Ions
dale, hsd service before me On the Ran
COON river"
at is SO hard to part from those we
love-" said she; "hut we cannot expect
life TO De full OF roses"
"But still, you .re happy, darling, even
amid your teaTs?" said Horace, looking
tel DERBY down Into me mignonne face ne
held cGressingly between his hands.
"Rappy, indeed, Horace"
"And gIad?"
"Happy ard GLAD, too, that we love
each other and are engaged. How
strange, how empty, life must nave been
before knew you"
At last hey parted, but Amy was fsted
TO shed many e bitter teor, and endure
long, long sorrow ere ehc saw the dark
and handsome face of Horace Musarave
again.
And in fond anticipation Of s letter
some time on The morrow, Amy Tell asleep
that night in the delusive hope that she
would dream Of her Buss&r lover, his
tender dark eyes, his soft earnest voice,
AID the halt gallant, halt-playtal Gpd
wholly loving things ne was wont TO say
to ner; while he strove TO kill the early
hours anyhow, apparently engrossed II
| the Graphic, the World, or Punch, etc,
cigar in mouth, as he lOunged in the cabin
Of the Dublin steamer while she ploWed
the restless IriIh ses ard the lights Of
! C&stIetOwn were fsding cut ahead.
With amy BgendOp, d new existence
| he'd begul-S romance, life Of self-de-
vOtion 20 another; the turnlGg point Of
| her girlhOOG had been passed with the
acceptance OF Horace Musgrave's love,
and even the consciousness Of Reginald
| Talb0l's hopeless snd helpIes9 passion for
her could not quelch, though it certainly
somewhat marFed, the newborn 10y.
Ere he left RaYtnsbCuTIe, haG Mus
grave bse1 less occupied with and his
own # liTs, be must hive perceived that
which u did not, now anxious Sir BTiaCO
waz to supply him with 81 aunt. i'll the
person OF Alny's friend ami gossip, Me
lanie Talbot.
Letters that deily clme Cor tim J 3D-
nounced thsJ the Husssr had rsj0ing& his
regiment, Esd been e. some vice-regal
balls, varied by QuelliNS Irish street
"shinGies,n anJ So forth; bur RegGi5
never heard Ct him from Amy, and Ger
tal1:y made no inquiries, though
awale that, no d0ub>, they corrasp0ndeG
daily.
He now 6aw more Of her; she came
a5ou1 Nielame almost daily, IS Of Old
and though the C1srm OF neG sister like
intercourse Win the poor Invalid Va:
broken or Clouded, and never could o.
wha5 il was before, il had nearly iii il!
ola perils l0r him.
"IIoW cross yCu look" she said to hin
ore d2y.
"WeIi-ope cans be very sacetious
when left alone, aud l have often been
lef9 50 OF Late" he replied.
"By Mcdaniel"
''Yus-2nd you TOO ANY y
Sne CoIored, ans SIS if 10 change tht
SUI iact, somewhat unwiae!y showed hin
some faded rose leaves that had come tC
her in 8 letter. aha said. hut CID not 9dC
from Dublin Young Talbot sUspecte;
SO much, and c;umpIiug ghem UP con
temDtu0usly in his no. Thin fingers, per
miSGej then 10 Il IA sway on the wind
This drew q rather p3tuIer5 remark from
AMY, the first Gne mad ever INSIDE TO him
Ind ii sturg him deeply; Ill the more Sc
that she did not come Near the cottage
fer some days.
At IGs5 she thought to make amends Z
him, fCr his fault Wa small and eXcu3
able Thus she began softly:
81 Gm sorry fer what said 10 you
Reggie"
"When?" he asked, withtaverted eyes
"About the rose leaves; il was s.
childish-Eou remembeT?"
eyes. never forget Whist you say {;
me-" he replied, with 9 trenor 10 ii:
, voice
"Oh! pray forget t1at Z. Gil events"
"Ii ! can, and you are actually 5orry?'
he asked, Win g soft smile. 3
81 was in . temper, you know; snd 20
, pardon ne?n
"Od, yeS-yes"
"DatT ola Reggle!" she eXciained,pat
ting MS hand.
His heart tremcIed with secret, but dc
lusive, happiness again.
"You are looking 50 pretty just nov,
he observed.
i. "Don'l hGttor me, Reggie"
: az don't. II IS q bad plan 70 fatter
e girl, l know; but another will be trYin
the same thing with you again"
tAnd whan?"
"When he comes back; so I may 6
u wei have my Innings, SIS we say at cricke
4 or az I used - say when l did pla
cricket" he added, SIS his smile fade
), away.
i "Back!-when will Horace come back?
. thought Amy, for several days hsd no
"a passed without aletter from him.
s.rA But here we have anticipated anotht
G Portic1 OF our story.
y ITO Be Continued Merit Week
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